Budget 2017: Opposition MPs stage walkout midway through PM's speech


The Opposition staged a walkout as Najib was presenting the 2017 Budget speech. - Bernama

PETALING JAYA: The tabling of Budget 2017 was disrupted when Opposition MPs (Members of Parliament) staged a walkout midway through the Prime Minister's speech.

A commotion erupted at about 5.55pm in the Dewan Rakyat as Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was giving his Budget speech.

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